Garment hanger



Nqv. 6, 1934. v H. HALL 1,979,687

GARMENT HANGER Filed Oct. 15, 1933 INVENTOR,

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*W M v l atented Nov. 6, 1934 GARMENT HANGER Lewis H. Hall, Springfield, Mass.

8 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in garment hangers and more particularly to a hanger adaptable in one position for garments having sleeves and in reverse position for sleeveless garments.

The object of my invention is to provide a garment hanger having reversible arms the position of which are controlled by the manipulation of a support upon which the arms of the hanger are suspended.

I construct my improved garment hanger of three segments, a support, a right arm, and a left armwhich are linked together in an overlapping joint pivoted by projecting one end of the support through the junction of the arm segments and bending it up or downward so as to hold the two arm segments in place. The bottom of the support extends through one end of each of the arms providing a lever whereby the position of the arms is movable by the change in position of the support.

In the accompanying'drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the garment hanger positioned to receive a garment having sleeves. 1 represents a support. 1a represents the end of the support which serves as a lever. 2 and 3 represent hanger arms. 2a represents an orifice in the center of the hanger formed in the arms 2 and 3. Stops are represented at 2b. The ends of 2 and 3 are slightly rounded at 2c and operate against a straight surface or stops at 201, limiting the motion of the arms. 2e and 32 represent curved hooks which when the arms are in the position shown in Figure 1 follow the contour of f the sleeves, and when reversed form stops to hold sleeveless garments.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the hanger positioned to hold sleeveless garments.

Figure 3 represents a perspective view of one 1 end of the hanger arm showing a mortise joint,

a curved end 20, and an orifice 2a for a pivot.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one end of a hanger arm showing the stops, 2b, the orifice, 2a, and the curved end, 20.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view showing the method of attachment of the arm segments.

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Figure 5 showing the manner in which the segments are assembled.

It is apparent that when the segments are assembled as shown in Figure 1 with the arms pivoted on the bottom of the support that the device is in position for use in its preferred form and that the arms will automatically assume a posii tion wherein the semi-circular surfaces, 20, will Application October 13, 1933, Serial No. 693,418

as the support is rotated be wedged against the straight surfaces 2d, limiting thereby the downward range of the hanger arm. When the top of the support is pressed downward in the direction of the arrows the projecting end of the support, la, will strike against the stop, 2b, and if the downward movement of the support be continued it will swing the arm, 2, into position as shown in Figure 2, when it will be in position to receive garments requiring horizontal as well as perpendicular support.

' The position of the support may be reversed, in which event the hanger will then return to the position shown in Figure 1. In assembling, the ends of the arms,'as described in Figures 3 and 4 are placed over each other so that the holes are in alignment." The lower end of the support, 1, is pressed through these holes and bent at an angle providing a firm union of the arms and a pivot means for moving one of the arms into the position shown by the dotted lines on the Figure 1. The semi-circular surfaces at the inner ends of the hanger arms are slightly flattened to form a rest which in connection with the fiat surfaces prevent the rotation of the arms beyond a predetermined point.

The operative radius of the ends of arms 2 and. 3 and the extent to which 2 and 3 may be collapsed is determined by the position of 2a, the angle of 2d, the linear contour of 2c and the distance between 2d and 20, all of which may be constructed and the abutting surfaces positioned to operate the arms at any predetermined angle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a garment hanger, a hanger having a supporting pivot and a lever extending from the pivot parallel with the hanger, a pair of arms mounted on the supporting pivot, the mounted end of each arm having a curved surface and a straight abutment shoulder with a part of each curved surface en aged with its cooperating shoulder when the garment hanger arms are in service position, and means on one of said arms adapted to be engaged by the lever for moving said arm to present other portions of the curved surfaces for engagement with the abutment shoulders.

2. A reversible garment hanger comprising a hook and a pair of arms pivotally mounted on the hook and sloping downwardly towards their outer ends, the inner ends of the arms being directly engaged with each other and constructed and arranged for limited relative pivotal movements, a lever on the hook and means on the pivotal end of one arm adapted to be engaged by the lever for moving the last named arm to its limit of movement relative to the other arm and placing the hook at the other side of the arms.

3. A garment hanger, comprising in combination, a support, two arms pivoted at their inner ends on the support, a lever at the bottom of the support and rigid therewith, a pair of spaced abutments onthe pivoted end of one arm adapted for selective engagement with the lever for moving the support to the other side of the arms and cooperating means carried by the arms for limiting relative movements of the arms.

4. In a garment hanger, a suspension-support, a pair of arms pivoted on the support and extending laterally therefrom, the outer ends of the arms being curved to hold garments with sleeves when in one position and sleeveless gar- 1 ments when reversed, the pivotal ends of the arms being cooperatively constructed for limited relative pivotal movements, a lever on the lower part of the support and a projection on one of the arms for engaging the lever to move the support to the other side of the arms during movement of the arm carrying the projection.

5.In combination, a garment hanger comprising a support, arms pivoted to the support, a curved bearing terminal edge on each arm at the end near the pivot, a straight edge bearing edge for cooperation with the curved edge of the other arm, and providing means for the reversing, but limiting the motion of the arms, a lever fixed to the lower end of the support, a projection on one of the arms near the lever and cooperating with the lever whereby when the position of the support is reversed one of the arms is also reversed.

6. In combination, a reversible garment hanger comprising a support, hanger arms pivoted to the bottom of the support, means for causing and controlling the reversing of the hanger arms, curved edges on the arms at the ends adjacent the pivot, each arm being recessed on one side inwardly of the curved edge in the direction of the opposite end to a point beyond the pivot defining an abutment wall at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the arm, the abutment walls and curved edges forming means whereby the movement of the arms is limited by the abutting of the curved edge of each arm against the abutment wall of the opposite arm'when the position of the movable arm is changed, stops on one of the arms adjacent the pivot, a lever attached to the support and adaptable for turning the arm carrying the stops, whereby when the support is turned in one direction the end of the lever will press against a stop and move the arm with it and when turned backward to the original position will engage another stop and restore the outer edge of the arm to its original position.

7. A reversible garment hanger comprising a support having a pivot member at its lower end, a pair of. garment supporting arms pivotally supported on the pivot member, the pivoted ends of the arms being cooperatively constructed and arranged for limited pivotal movementswith one arm moving through an arc of less than 90, and means on one of the arms for engagement with the support for shifting the latter to the other side of the arms during movement of one of the arms. surface on each arm inwardly of the curved 8. A reversible garment hanger comprising a support having a pivot member at its lower end, a pair of garment supporting arms pivotally supported on the pivot member, thepivoted ends of the arms being cooperatively constructed and arranged for pivotal movements with one arm moving through an arc across the longitudinal axis'oi the other arm, abutment means on the pivoted ends of the arms'for limiting their move- 'ments to a distance less than 90 and said sup- ,LEWIS H. HALL. 

